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State crimes against democracy (SCADs) (deHaven-Smith, 2006), embracing economic state crimes against democracy (E-SCADs) (Johnston et al., 2010a, 2010b), have been defined by deHaven-Smith (2010) as
concerted actions … by government insiders intended to manipulate democratic processes and undermine popular sovereignty [with] potential to subvert political institutions and entire governments.… [They] are high crimes that attack democracy itself. (p. 795, emphasis added)
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Dixon, J., Spehr, S., Burke, J. (2013). State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations. In: Kouzmin, A., Witt, M.T., Kakabadse, A. (eds) State Crimes Against Democracy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137286987_2
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